Correspondence and manuscript notes of Brasch and article reprints, photographs, and memorabilia collected by Brasch on the
history of science in general and the history of astronomy from Isaac Newton to the modern period.

Background

Frederick Edward Brasch was born December 18, 1875, the son of Otto Wilhelm and Carolyn E. (Johannsen). He attended Stanford
University from 1897-1899; Univ. of California, 1899-1901, Harvard, 1916. On August 5, 1903 he married Winnifred E. Orpin
(who died June 11, 1938). The marriage produced two children, Carolyn Mildred and Maxwell Frederick.

Extent

65 linear ft.

Restrictions

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permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.